diff --git a/service/package-lock.json b/service/package-lock.json
index b3c0d432..29783c56 100644
--- a/service/package-lock.json
+++ b/service/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "alkemio-notifications",
-  "version": "0.6.6",
+  "version": "0.6.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "alkemio-notifications",
-      "version": "0.6.6",
+      "version": "0.6.7",
       "license": "EUPL-1.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "@alkemio/client-lib": "^0.17.3",
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         "apollo-server-express": "^3.3.0",
         "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
         "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+        "markdown-to-text": "^0.1.1",
         "module-alias": "^2.2.2",
         "nest-winston": "^1.5.0",
         "nodemon": "^2.0.12",
@@ -2916,6 +2917,11 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/chai": {
+      "version": "4.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/chai/-/chai-4.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KnRanxnpfpjUTqTCXslZSEdLfXExwgNxYPdiO2WGUj8+HDjFi8R3k5RVKPeSCzLjCcshCAtVO2QBbVuAV4kTnw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/connect": {
       "version": "3.4.35",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -3092,6 +3098,11 @@
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/mocha": {
+      "version": "8.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mocha/-/mocha-8.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ekGvFhFgrc2zYQoX4JeZPmVzZxw6Dtllga7iGHzfbYIYkAMUx/sAFP2GdFpLff+vdHXu5fl7WX9AT+TtqYcsyw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/module-alias": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "dev": true,
@@ -6826,9 +6837,10 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0"
     },
     "node_modules/fast-glob": {
-      "version": "3.2.6",
+      "version": "3.2.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-glob/-/fast-glob-3.2.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DVj4CQIYYow0BlaelwK1pHl5n5cRSJfM60UA0zK891sVInoPri2Ekj7+e1CT3/3qxXenpI+nBBmQAcJPJgaj4w==",
       "dev": true,
-      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@nodelib/fs.stat": "^2.0.2",
         "@nodelib/fs.walk": "^1.2.3",
@@ -6837,7 +6849,7 @@
         "micromatch": "^4.0.4"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=8"
+        "node": ">=8.6.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/fast-json-stable-stringify": {
@@ -10610,6 +10622,15 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true
     },
+    "node_modules/markdown-to-text": {
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-to-text/-/markdown-to-text-0.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-co/J5l8mJ2RK9wD/nQRGwO7JxoeyfvVNtOZll016EdAX2qYkwCWMdtYvJO42b41Ho7GFEJMuly9llf0Nj+ReQw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/chai": "^4.2.14",
+        "@types/mocha": "^8.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/measured-core": {
       "version": "1.51.1",
       "license": "MIT",
@@ -16476,6 +16497,11 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "@types/chai": {
+      "version": "4.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/chai/-/chai-4.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-KnRanxnpfpjUTqTCXslZSEdLfXExwgNxYPdiO2WGUj8+HDjFi8R3k5RVKPeSCzLjCcshCAtVO2QBbVuAV4kTnw=="
+    },
     "@types/connect": {
       "version": "3.4.35",
       "requires": {
@@ -16630,6 +16656,11 @@
     "@types/mime": {
       "version": "1.3.2"
     },
+    "@types/mocha": {
+      "version": "8.2.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mocha/-/mocha-8.2.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ekGvFhFgrc2zYQoX4JeZPmVzZxw6Dtllga7iGHzfbYIYkAMUx/sAFP2GdFpLff+vdHXu5fl7WX9AT+TtqYcsyw=="
+    },
     "@types/module-alias": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "dev": true
@@ -19183,7 +19214,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "fast-glob": {
-      "version": "3.2.6",
+      "version": "3.2.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-glob/-/fast-glob-3.2.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-DVj4CQIYYow0BlaelwK1pHl5n5cRSJfM60UA0zK891sVInoPri2Ekj7+e1CT3/3qxXenpI+nBBmQAcJPJgaj4w==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@nodelib/fs.stat": "^2.0.2",
@@ -21773,6 +21806,15 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "optional": true
     },
+    "markdown-to-text": {
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-to-text/-/markdown-to-text-0.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-co/J5l8mJ2RK9wD/nQRGwO7JxoeyfvVNtOZll016EdAX2qYkwCWMdtYvJO42b41Ho7GFEJMuly9llf0Nj+ReQw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@types/chai": "^4.2.14",
+        "@types/mocha": "^8.2.0"
+      }
+    },
     "measured-core": {
       "version": "1.51.1",
       "optional": true,
diff --git a/service/package.json b/service/package.json
index 605137ec..779f0407 100644
--- a/service/package.json
+++ b/service/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "alkemio-notifications",
-  "version": "0.6.6",
+  "version": "0.6.7",
   "description": "Alkemio notifications service",
   "author": "Alkemio Foundation",
   "private": false,
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     "apollo-server-express": "^3.3.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
+    "markdown-to-text": "^0.1.1",
     "module-alias": "^2.2.2",
     "nest-winston": "^1.5.0",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.12",
diff --git a/service/src/services/domain/builders/communication-user-mention/communication.user.mention.notification.builder.ts b/service/src/services/domain/builders/communication-user-mention/communication.user.mention.notification.builder.ts
index 5520fe58..fac1d262 100644
--- a/service/src/services/domain/builders/communication-user-mention/communication.user.mention.notification.builder.ts
+++ b/service/src/services/domain/builders/communication-user-mention/communication.user.mention.notification.builder.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { NotificationTemplateType } from '@src/types/notification.template.type'
 import { CommunicationUserMentionEmailPayload } from '@common/email-template-payload';
 import { ALKEMIO_URL_GENERATOR } from '@src/common/enums/providers';
 import { UserPreferenceType } from '@alkemio/client-lib';
+import { convertMarkdownToText } from '@src/utils/markdown-to-text.util';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class CommunicationUserMentionNotificationBuilder
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ export class CommunicationUserMentionNotificationBuilder
       );
     const alkemioURL = this.alkemioUrlGenerator.createPlatformURL();
 
+    const htmlComment: string = convertMarkdownToText(eventPayload.comment);
+
     return {
       emailFrom: 'info@alkem.io',
       commentSender: {
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ export class CommunicationUserMentionNotificationBuilder
         email: recipient.email,
         notificationPreferences: notificationPreferenceURL,
       },
-      comment: eventPayload.comment,
+      comment: htmlComment,
       platform: {
         url: alkemioURL,
       },
diff --git a/service/src/utils/markdown-to-text.util.ts b/service/src/utils/markdown-to-text.util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8f4cf32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service/src/utils/markdown-to-text.util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import removeMarkdown from 'markdown-to-text';
+
+export function convertMarkdownToText(markdown: string): string {
+  return removeMarkdown(markdown);
+}